Automobile fender



Feb. 27, 1923.

T. MART|N AUTOMOBILE FENDER Filed June 29, l922 3mm J/Iomas Mrf/n.

' High- Patented F eb. 27, 1923.

UNITEDTSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS MARTIN, OF VERNON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.

' AUTOMOBILE rnnnnn.

Application filed ll'une 29, 1922, Serial No. 571,746.

To all whom it concern:

Be it known'that I, THOMAS MARTIN, at Vernon, ,in' the Province of British Co umbia, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Imcitizen of Canada, residin provements in Automobile Fenders, of which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to asafety fender for automobiles and is designed to be supported from the leading'axle of'the vehicle to project forward therefrom at approx? mately the mid-height. of an average pedestrian, the fender being designed that the front bar of it on encountering such an ob struction, will yield backward and close toward the middle line ofthe' car, in a manner to break the shock of impactand sustain the impacting body to preventit passing under the wheels of the car.

The inventionis particularly described in 7 the 7 following specification, reference being made to the drawings by which it is accompanied, in which:

. such as calls it into operation;

In these drawings 2 represents the leading 7 wheels, and 3 the axle connecting and supporting them. Around the axle 3 two clamps 4 are secured on it at approximately 7 q a quarter the wheel gaugeifrom each wheel.

The upper member ofeach clamp is produced as at 5 and in its outer end a pint issecured to project vertically upward.

Pivotally mounted on each pin 6 is an arm 7 from the outer end of which a lug 8 up wardly projects, and intermediate its ends a second lug 9. The outer lug 8 1s apertured to slidably receive the rectangular port1on 10 of an extension bar, the reduced cylindrical end of which 11 passes through a corresponding aperture in the intermediate lug 9. The end of 11 has a collar secured on it limiting its outward movement.

Between the shoulder of each extension member 10, 11 and the adjacent face of the intermediate lug 9 of the arm 7 is a coil spring 12 normally holding the extension member at the outer limit of its movement and resisting movement inward. The two arms 7 and their extension 10 are normally held angularly apart by an articulated cross brace 14, 15, the parts 14 being connected at 13 ad acent the ends of 10, and the inner members 15 being pin-connected together at 16 with a stop joint that limits movement outward beyond the straight line, but permits movement inward to the position indicated by the dot and dash lines in Fig. 1.

These members 14and 15 are connected togetherto be extensible against a spring resistance, the outer end of each member 15 being reduced to a round rod to pass through a bearing in theadjacent inner end of each member 14 with a spring 17 in an elongated slot vor-aperture provided in 14 and acting between the end of the bearing of 14 and a collar secured on the rounded end of 15.

Pivotally connected at 18 to the extreme end of each extension member 10 is a'retaining memberj20, the end of which is rounded and slightly turned outward, as shown in Fig. 1. A

These retaining members 20 are connected by links 21 ,to each inner member 15 of the articulated cross brace, so that as'the middle of that cross brace pivots at 16 on encountering an obstacle, the side arms 7 and their extens1ons 10 are drawn inward and the retaining members 20 are, by the links 21 drawn toward one another to close the opening to the space betweenthe arms 7 and their extensions, as shown by the dot and dash lines in Fig. l.

To facilitate movement of the side arms 7 and their extensions 10 toward one another when the articulated cross brace 14, 15 is --moved backward on its pin 16 as when an obstacle is encountered, a coiled spring24 is 7 applied about the axis of each' pin 6, one end of which spring bears at 25 011 the member 5 and the other at 26 on the arm 7 so that the resilience of the spring 24 tends to move the outer ends of the arms 7 and their extensions 10 quicklytogether when relieved of the support of the cross brace 14, 15 as when that cross brace is moved backward from its stop joint at the pin 16.

A light "fence 23, whichma'y be padded, is secured to and projects upward from the link members 21 and from the members 15 to prevent thebody from falling over the bars. when struck and to more effectively sustain that body when closed upon it, as shown by the dot and dash lines in 1.

So constructed, the fender forms an effective safety appliance. The quick back- Ward movement of the centre of the cross brace 14c, 15 will lessen the shock on the pe-" destrian with which it may contact; and

the corresponding rapid closure of the side arms 7 and their extensions 10 carrying the" link members 21 and the padded fences 23, will retain the body and prevent it falling under the machine,

, Havinn now particularly describedmv in- 4. An automobile fender, comprising in pbmbi'natiomarms pivotally mounted on the leading axle of the vehicleand projecting a'ngularly forward and outward therefrom, eachiofsaid armsibeing formed in two parts endwise slidable in relation to one another,

springs holding the arms at the outer limit of their endwisel extending movement, a cross 'bracpinconnected to each arm ad- 'acent its outer end which brace is articu- ,lated in the rniddle'line tofmove backward ventioii, hereby declare that whatl claim'ftowaidtheaxle andliasa stop at the articw as new and desire to be protected in b Letters Patent, is! V Z '1. An automobile fender, comprising in combination, arms pivotally mounted 'on'the leading axle of the vehicle projeg'iting angularl 'forward and outward therefromf a cross race 'pivotally connected to these arms and 7 extending between them which brace is articulated in "the middle line to move backward toward the axle 'and ,.draw the radial arms inward. i i i ,2, An automobile fender, comprising in combination, arms pivotally n iounted the leading axle of the vehicle and projecting angularly forward and outwardtherefrom in front of the wheel on each side, across 7 brace 'pivotally connected to these radial;

arms and extending betweenithem, which g anld projecting:angularly iofrwar'f an out-' brace is articulated in the middle lineand provided with a stop joint and springs tending to draw the radial arms together 'when the brace bar is moved backward off the stop,

' joint.

tween the last named member and the cross brace adjacent. I

7 other a spring tendin lation preventing outwa'rdfmovement, each ha b 's dfl e e qih i n itw nti s i ably related [with fa spring teri ling' to hold the parts at; theoutei; limit 0 their-movement, a short 'inemberj pinwonne'ctediat the one; tad ar Ba h ara e qaegrhsensat on of the. bracethere'to, azli nk p11; miniiefcted to each of these "shortijmeinbers and to. the cross ibri e l 'd a'te e e l eP i 9P h upward from each l nk anagram each' nner po t a' 'fliaereabi l 5, An automoblle fender, comprls ng 1n {comb n t n a clam m mber. c if d 1 1 projecting forwar from; the, of the veh c e; ap' n ee'ur df n, h PPW y' P jecting portion of each elamp to project upwa d fr m it, an m; h'l 'mt c 4 eat p n n th ei nm; each. am be i 1 two parts endwise slidablein rel tion toone an- 0' to lhold the slidable parts ofeac h ann at the'outenlimit ojtheir mo men a r e i eiii e l te mec' df An automobile fender, comprisinging and ,eXtending betweeirLthe arms adjacent their outer ends, saidbraee articulated t s. .mi 1. n a esmqv iba rw mm the axle with a stop. the joint preventing movement out vvardp a spring oa a'ch arm ndin to .inove .themlew r on en when the crossbiface is mpved gwardofi its p, a. heri me b r i vot= ly eqnp d t0 the oute an crea linkponnecti 'g hee' teiz ndqf each of these b w th t e c s-b ac and fence on, each link and on the: inner. portion of the cross brace. V 1 a In witness whereof I afii THO. i i fii f ii 

